Experimental and Numerical Study of the Interfacial Shear Strength in Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Resin Composite under Thermal Loads

Table 1

Matrix properties at room temperature used for the numerical simulations.

Test temperature	RT	60°C	90°C	120°C
Young’s modulus, (MPa)	3960	3068	2510	1590
Poisson’s ratio	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.37
Coefficient of thermal expansion (10-6/°C)	58	60	65	75